Stenamma alas

Stenamma alas
S. alas worker from Costa Rica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Stenamma
Species: S. alas
Binomial name
Stenamma alas
Longino, 2005

Stenamma alas is a species of ant which can be found in wet forests of Costa Rica on an elevation of 50–1,600 metres (160–5,250 ft).[1]

Description

It pronotum is feeble and thin and have transverse stretch marks. The species legs are reddish-brown in colour while its head is dorsal on face and have a rugae which is transverse. Its propodeum is identical in brightness to promesonotum while its mesosoma is dark in colour.[1]

Habitat

The species is found on clay banks, along the streams, and on hillsides.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Stenamma alas Longino, 2005". Retrieved October 12, 2013.


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